40+ beautiful examples of flat web design

In this article, I have compiled more than 40 stunning flat web design examples for your review. In recent months, flat web design is the talk of the town and the topic is still dominating the internet steadily. From user interface to the newest portfolio update to icons to even the best web design blogs,… Continue reading 40+ beautiful examples of flat web design

Create a Clueless Racecar Driver Illustration in Photoshop

Creating a high-impact and realistic caricature illustration can be a fun but extremely challenging task. In this tutorial, we will explain how to properly control all the elements of a composition including color balance, contrast, textures, and more, as well as all of the tools and techniques that you will need to know in Photoshop… Continue reading Create a Clueless Racecar Driver Illustration in Photoshop

Flat Design – The Next Step Forward in the Evolution of Web Design

Flat design is nothing but simplicity put into practice. The fact that simple shapes such as rectangles and circles are being preferred over gradients and drop shadows shows that the tide is in favor of simplicity. A case in point is the new design of the Windows Phone and the Windows 8 OS Metro UI… Continue reading Flat Design – The Next Step Forward in the Evolution of Web Design

Impressive Parallax Javascript Plugin That Supports Gyroscrope

Parallax effect is one of the coolest animation in web design industry. Its sibling – Parallax scrolling has been quite a famous web layout since last year!   We found this pretty cool Javascript plugin that bring parallax effect to a new level. Parallax.js reacts to the orientation of your smart device, offsetting layers depending… Continue reading Impressive Parallax Javascript Plugin That Supports Gyroscrope

How to Customize the Foundation 4 Top Bar

Zurb’s Foundation 4 features a brilliant top bar which has become almost symbolic of a Foundation site build. Today we’re going to look at how you can implement it in a different way, placing it elsewhere on the page, giving you a custom and responsive horizontal navigation menu.   Getting Started First up, we’ll need… Continue reading How to Customize the Foundation 4 Top Bar

30 Examples of Impressive Photographer’s Websites

Online design portfolios are frequently put together in roundups for inspiration. Yet I have rarely seen a similar collection of website portfolios dedicated to photographers. There are plenty of freelance and corporate photographers worldwide who run their own website to showcase their work. It is a popular method for professionals and novices alike. So for… Continue reading 30 Examples of Impressive Photographer’s Websites

Freebies Pack – 200 Vector Icons

FreeVector has released 200 Vector Icons, the set below includes 200 vector shapes, meaning you can blow them up as much as you like and they’ll stay sharp. Each file includes AI, EPS, PSD and JPG files. This lovingly honed set, of 200 vector icons is fantastic for use on all manner of sites. With… Continue reading Freebies Pack – 200 Vector Icons

10 Copyright Laws Every Graphic Designer Should Be Aware Of

Copyright is defined as having the exclusive right to control reproduction and commercial exploitation of your work. In a world where truly inspirational art has taken a backseat to fame and fortune it is important to make sure your true creations remain yours in the eyes of the law. For aspiring designers, it is especially… Continue reading 10 Copyright Laws Every Graphic Designer Should Be Aware Of

Flat UI Pro 1.2 Released

Today, we announce the long-desired release of Flat UI Pro 1.2. The main feature of this release is its support of Bootstrap 3.0, officially issued a few weeks ago. This was a long time coming because of issues and the addition of new elements/code. Thank you for your patience! Here are the most important changes:… Continue reading Flat UI Pro 1.2 Released

Breathtaking Photography: Shooting in the Golden Hour

The golden hour is the time of day, usually in the early morning or evening, when the light creates a very special effect in photography. During the golden hour (sometimes also called the magic hour), the light is soft, with a reddish hue, which brings warmth and depth to a photo. At the same time,… Continue reading Breathtaking Photography: Shooting in the Golden Hour

Create Pure CSS 3D Model With Tridiv

We all know about WebGL, it’s an open standard browser implementation of OpenGL, and you can create 3D games, effect with Javascript. Now, we have a new way to create 3D graphic – by using CSS. I found this very impressive tool called Tridiv, a web-based editor for creating 3D shapes in CSS. If you… Continue reading Create Pure CSS 3D Model With Tridiv

Migrating Your WordPress Database: A Database Primer

When it comes to working with WordPress-based projects, arguably one of the most frustrating or tedious aspects of deployment is actually getting the databases across your environments in-sync with one another. Sure, there’s something to be said for using test data in development, user data in staging, and actual data in production, but there’s no… Continue reading Migrating Your WordPress Database: A Database Primer

Sliding Horizontal Layout

Today we’d like to share an interesting layout with you. You might have seen it already on Skybox or on the website of Lotta Nieminen. It’s a layout where we see the main section in the middle and part of the previous and next section on the sides. The navigation reflects this view by showing… Continue reading Sliding Horizontal Layout

Code a Single-Page Sliding Website Layout With Fixed Navigation

When constructing a simple webpage, it can often make sense to fit the content into a single layout rather than multiple pages. These single-page websites are beneficial when you have a small project or portfolio which needs some online presence. If you split up content into neat sections, then visitors might use a small sliding… Continue reading Code a Single-Page Sliding Website Layout With Fixed Navigation

Build a Freshly Squeezed Responsive Grid System

I’d like to talk to you about Lemonade. Not the refreshing citrus drink, but a grid system I created. Lemonade is a grid system that was built in order to give designers and developers the confidence to make fully responsive websites, eliminating the frustration of flicking between browsers looking for bugs and errors. Let’s look… Continue reading Build a Freshly Squeezed Responsive Grid System

15 Web Designs Having Beautiful Typography

Typography is undisguisedly one of the most important elements of web design. That’s why, more & more web designers are focusing on it. And with services like Typekit, Fontdeck and Google Fonts, web designers are practicing more freedom than ever to implement creative type in their designs. Today for your inspiration, we are showcasing some… Continue reading 15 Web Designs Having Beautiful Typography

10 Resources and Promotion Facts for Freelance Designers

The most successful freelancers are the ones that do the best job of getting their name out there. Being able to successful showcase and promote your own work is key to gaining more clients and becoming well-known for what you do.   It’s definitely hard to stand out in the crowd sometimes when you’re a… Continue reading 10 Resources and Promotion Facts for Freelance Designers

30 Masonry WordPress Themes

A masonry layout can use jQuery and CSS3 to dynamically position your images and videos in a neat grid that is optimised and changed depending on screen sizes and the displayed content width and height dimensions. Many WordPress theme shops and authors are incorporating masonry layouts into their WordPress themes, this results in a dynamic… Continue reading 30 Masonry WordPress Themes

36 Fresh HTML5-CSS3 Web Design Examples for Inspiration

HTML5 and CSS3 techniques start the new standard with endless possibilities and with a responsive design it is easily usable with any device (Desktop, tablet, mobile phone), without removing any content! Mostly professional business or portfolio websites are know using the latest HTML5 and CSS3 trends for development. HTML5 and CSS3 is popular language amongst web designers because it is being supported… Continue reading 36 Fresh HTML5-CSS3 Web Design Examples for Inspiration

Learn AngularJS With These 5 Practical Examples

By now you’ve probably heard of AngularJS – the exciting open source framework, developed by Google, that changes the way you think about web apps. There has been much written about it, but I have yet to find something that is written for developers who prefer quick and practical examples. This changes today. Below you will… Continue reading Learn AngularJS With These 5 Practical Examples

40+ Beautiful Examples of Flat Web Design

In this article, I have compiled more than 40 stunning flat web design examples for your review. In recent months, flat web design is the talk of the town and the topic is still dominating the internet steadily. From user interface to the newest portfolio update to icons to even the best web design blogs,… Continue reading 40+ Beautiful Examples of Flat Web Design